Universe of understanding and properties of meaningful communication

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to establish the potential of the ideas of Anglo-American philosophy of the late XIX – early XX centuries for development of meaningful communication. The main focus is on philosophical ideas that assert the evolutionary role of thoughtful human action and a multifaceted understanding of the individual. Relevant philosophical theory has to enrich practice and meet the demands of experience. The theoretical premise of this paper is that person constructs his or her identity and strives to be an active co-creator of constantly readjusting social discourse. The aims of interaction arise due to orientation in a complex set of individual perspectives that function in the realm of meanings, which capture not only the facts of perception, but also provide framework for identification of significant elements of the communicative network of human affairs, intentions, and desires. Reality is becoming more diverse; its practices and meanings acquire new directions. People are distinguished by the capability to generate non-trivial adaptive reactions. Therefore, the forms of social interaction should promote the power to transfer unique personal experiences to other members of the community. It is important to remember that the genuine meaning of most statements correlates with the specific circumstances of time, place, real and imaginary completeness of experience. Awareness of the abstractness of one's own views and ability to sense the distance from a complex variety of phenomena are necessary characteristics of thoughtful conscious adjustment. In conclusion, we can state that symbolic center of any meaningful social practice is the human person. Distinctive topography of this multifaceted phenomenon is formed by the features of language, self-awareness, abilities to change and develop beliefs and attitudes. The common world is a project of active individuals that jointly create it through self-development and exchange of ideas. The richer and more diverse the human world is the better are opportunities for further self-improvement that arise in it. Ability to notice the constructive habits of the intellect, its skills, and rhythms of activity – are the priorities that are formulated within a number of classical and contemporary works dedicated to philosophical topics.